
ArcticNet’s Annual Scientific Meeting takes place Dec. 5-7, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
The NISR promotes a shared understanding of the legacy of Inuit Nunangat research and connects this legacy to current research practices. It defines Inuit expectations for the role of research in our regions and communities, and identifies areas for participation and action between Inuit and the research community. For far too long, researchers and research institutions have been the primary beneficiaries of Inuit Nunangat research, despite the present and ongoing need for Inuit-specific data and information that can be used to shape solutions to our most pressing challenges.
Inuit Nunangat research is too often governed, resourced, and carried out in a manner that limits Inuit participation, marginalizing Inuit from the benefits of research. The National Inuit Strategy on Research seeks to remedy these problems. It identifies five priority areas in which coordinated action is necessary to facilitate Inuit Nunangat research that is effective, impactful, and meaningful to Inuit. Implementation of the NISR is called for directly in ITK’s 2020-2023 Strategy and Action Plan, Objective 6—to “Empower Inuit through research and data and information access, ownership and dissemination” .
The NISR was created to enhance research by Inuit, build research capacity in our communities, address our needs and contribute to our prosperity by providing Inuit with information, tools and resources necessary for good decision-making and to inform policies and programs that will help improve our social well being.
The NISR was developed in coordination with the Inuit Qaujisarvingat National Committee, which is made up of representatives of each of the voting and non-voting members of ITK’s Board of Directors.
The NISR helps provide guidance for research by Inuit, for Inuit. The following programs are advancing Inuit self-determination in research.
ArcticNet’s Annual Scientific Meeting takes place Dec. 5-7, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
Members of the Inuit Research Network meet in Inuvik to build a foundation from which they will coordinate and support health research by, and for, Inuit.
ArcticNet’s Inuit Research Management Committee honours Jean Allen of Iqaluit in 2022 Inuit Recognition Award for her contributions to Inuit Nunangat research.
“This new investment will help us continue to address the ongoing crisis and build our own capacity to create healthier, more resilient communities.”
ArcticNet’s Annual Scientific Meeting takes place in Toronto this year December 5-9, 2022. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
Successful projects announced under new Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom Arctic Research Program